Tax Resistance and the Birth of the American Revolution
On April 18, 1689, eighty-six years and a day before the “shot heard ‘round the world” at Lexington and Concord, the people of Boston and surrounding towns rose up and overthrew the royal governor in a rebellion against taxation and arbitrary power. It was no mere...
Taxing Power: Luther Martin’s Anti-Federalist Warnings
“till not a drop more can be extracted.” That was a warning on taxation from Luther Martin. He predicted government would be so hungry for your money to feed its power, they would squeeze you like “the juice from an orange” – until not a drop...
Yes, Sales Taxation is Also Theft
A group of House Republicans is supporting legislation that would replace federal income, payroll, estate, and gift taxes with a 30 percent national sales tax. The bill also eliminates the Internal Revenue Service, giving states the responsibility to collect the sales...